Acts 19:32

Acts 19:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
• New International Version (NIV)The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

Context of Acts 19:32

30Paul himself wanted to go there. He wanted to speak to the crowd. But the other believers would not let him do that. 31Some Roman officers in that region were Paul's friends. They also sent a message to him. They said to him, ‘Please, do not go to the meeting place.’ The crowd of people in the meeting place continued to shout loudly. Some people were shouting one thing and other people were shouting something different. Not many of the people even knew why they had all met together. 33There was a Jewish man called Alexander in the crowd. The Jews pushed him to the front of the crowd. He raised his hands towards the people, so that they would be quiet. He wanted to explain to them that he and his Jewish friends had not caused the trouble. 34But the crowd knew that Alexander was a Jew. So they continued to shout the same words for about two hours. All together they shouted, ‘Our god Artemis of Ephesus is very great!’

Acts 19:32 word by word

ἄλλοι μὲν οὖν ἄλλο τι ἔκραζον· ἦν γὰρ ἡ ἐκκλησία συγκεχυμένη, καὶ οἱ πλείους οὐκ ᾔδεισαν τίνος ἕνεκα συνεληλύθεισαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Someἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• cried one thingκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• andμένmen · on the other handG3303
• anotherτιςtis · oneG5100
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the assemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• confusedσυγχέωsugcheō · to confoundG4797
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the more partπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• knewεἴδωeidō · to perceive: knowG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·τίςtis · which?G5101
• whereforeἕνεκαheneka heneken heineken · because ofG1752
• they were come togetherσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905

Cross-references for Acts 19:32

• Acts 19:29More and more people in the whole city began to shout. There was trouble everywhere. Gaius and Aristarchus had been travelling with Paul. They had come with him from Macedonia. Some people from the crowd took hold of Gaius and Aristarchus. They pulled them quickly to the big public meeting place in the middle of the city.
• Acts 21:34Some people in the crowd shouted one thing and other people shouted something different. There was so much noise that the leader of the soldiers was not sure about the true facts. He did not know what had really happened. So he said to his soldiers, ‘Take this man up into our strong building!’
• Acts 19:40Today, there is a crowd of people who are shouting and fighting. The Roman rulers may hear about what has happened. They will say that we have done bad things. We could not explain to them the reason why there is all this trouble.’
• Matthew 11:7John's disciples went away again. Jesus spoke to the crowd about John. He said to them, ‘You went out to the wilderness. What did you go there to see? Was it a tall piece of grass which the wind was blowing this way and that? No, you did not go to see that.
• Luke 7:24The two disciples of John then left. Jesus spoke to the crowd about John. He said to them, ‘You went out to the wilderness. What did you go there to see? Was it a tall piece of grass which the wind was blowing this way and that? No, you did not go to see that.

Commentaries on Acts 19:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Some - cried one thing, and some another - This is an admirable description of a tumultuous mob, gathered together without law or reason; getting their passions inflamed, and looking for an opportunity to commit outrages, without why or wherefore - principle or object. For the assembly was confused - ̔ ; The same word which we translate church; and thus we find that it signifies any assembly, good or bad, lawful, or unlawful; and that only the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Some therefore cried one thing … - This is an admirable description of a mob, assembled for what purpose they knew not; but agitated by passions, and strifes, and tumults. And the more part knew not … - The greater part did not know. They had been drawn together by the noise and excitement, and but a small part would know the real cause of the commotion. This is usually the case in tumultuous meetings.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-41Verses 32-41 The Jews came forward in this tumult. Those who are thus careful to distinguish themselves from the servants of Christ now, and are afraid of being taken for them, shall have their doom accordingly in the great day. One, having authority, at length stilled the noise. It is a very good rule at all times, both in private and public affairs, not to be hasty and rash in our motions, but to take time to consider; and always to keep our passions…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-34Demetrius, a silversmith whose business was harmed by Paul’s message about one God, stirred up a large riot against him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3430-34. when Paul would have entered in--with noble forgetfulness of self. unto the people--the demos, that is, the people met in public assembly. the disciples suffered him not--The tense used implies only that they were using their efforts to restrain him; which might have been unavailing but for what follows.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 19:32

• Demetrius
• Mob
• Paul
• Prudence

In the dictionaries

• Adjure
• Church
• Concourse
• Confused
• Confusion
• Craft
• Curious
• Danger
• Diana
• Fall

Commentaries on Acts 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings